Back in February of 2013, Governor Chris Christie said that Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Vin Gopal practices “the politics of yesterday.”

Gopal had issued a statement threatening Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long with “the restructuring of the Democratic Party in Sea Bright, to ensure that the true voice of Democrats is one that prevails” in response to the news that Long was endorsing Christie’s reelection as governor.

Long has since left the Democratic Party and is running unopposed, as an Independent, for another term as Sea Bright’s mayor. But that is another story.

Since Christie accused Gopal of practicing the politics of yesterday, it has become very clear that Christie was and is practicing politics with an eye towards a future office. Gopal seems to be doing the same.

While Gopal’s Monmouth Democratic Party has no candidates in multiple municipal races and few can name his candidates for county and legislative offices (you can’t even find the names of those candidates on the Monmouth Dems website), Vin is traveling the state raising money for North Jersey Democrats.

On Wednesday night, Gopal was the host of a fundraiser for Hudson County Assemblyman Rah Mukherji.

If I were a Monmouth County Democratic candidate for Assembly, Freeholder or Clerk, I’d want to know why the Party is not promoting local candidates while the chairman is on the road.

7 Comments on “What is Vin Gopal running for?”

Cut it out Art! I’m raising money in Hudson County b/c that’s where the envelopes of cash are!

If there is one thing Joe Vas taught me while I was running the campaign that ended up getting him indicted and jailed for campaign cash violations, it’s that you don’t need to win elections (good thing, since I can’t) to make a lot of money in politics!!

F*** you Steve! Vin’s supporting me for Governor! Vin don’t let these guys bust your balls. Who cares if you ignore your organization and don’t have any candidates in half your towns? Just keep sucking up to me and my labor goons and you’ll be fine

for cover, then move up to where his tactics are the norm.. has been unsuccessful thus far, with the search-and- destroy, personal- destruction mentality so commonplace, in politics today: but, our county never needed all of that, in the first place, anyway..the idea is/ has been to beat them with better ideas, not all the nasty lies and attacks.. Out!!